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htc touch (xv6900), xv6800, motorola q9m, Q i760, all of the phones before the date then es you can get it without the data you can put a block but you will not be able to receive or send pictures. also if you get the i760, or the xv6800 and live in a wifi prominent area you can use that to surf online. but if you pay as you go, it can get expensive

as long as it is an older pda, then you can get it without the data plan. Regarding the newer phones, the system will auto-add the data plan so there is zero way around it for phones that require a plan.

No longer a VZW employee, but still a good information source.
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CanAM:With all that money you save monthly with your Sprint plan, you should be able to order Hooked On Phonics - remember, the phone number to order this is 1-800-ABCDEFG.
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Well, just to be clear, all smartphones require a data plan/feature. All that changed was the elimination of the "pay as you go" data plan/feature as a choice for the newer smartphones.

Back to the OP's question, several people have reported to have purchased a Sprint branded Touch Pro, and activated it on VZW w/o any data plans/features being required. Apparently, VZW will accept (activate) the ESN of a Sprint Touch Pro, but not know it is a smartphone. Since it doesn't know it is a smartphone, it doesn't enforce the data plan/feature requirement.